One of Australia’s most notable game developers has been sold to Nacon, a French video game accessories company that also publishes games. Nacon is buying Big Ant Studios, the developers of various rugby, cricket, and tennis games, for a maximum price of €35 million, with a guarantee of €15M at …
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Dishonored and Prey developer Arkane is putting the final touches on its new IP, Deathloop, before it launches later this year, allowing the team to start delving into some of the aspects of its world design. Although most of Arkane’s games have given you the freedom to deal with enemies …
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A veteran PlayStation executive is stepping down soon. Tsuyoshi Kodera, who helped pioneer PlayStation’s online services, is leaving his position with PlayStation at the end of this fiscal year, which will be on March 31. VGC reports that Kodera will move to a different role within Sony starting on April …
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The Trials of Osiris in Destiny 2 is already extremely tough, and that’s before players learn how to exploit certain maps to make it extremely difficult to kill them. Such an exploit exists on this weekend’s Trials map, Fragment, and as a result, Bungie is changing the map for the …
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The team behind the acclaimed games Limbo and Inside has shared some new insight on its next game, and it sounds like it will be quite different from its previous work. Playdead’s current game is a third-person sci-fi adventure title that takes place in a “remote corner of the universe.” …
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Mass Effect 2‘s Jack was originally supposed to be pansexual, but her romance arc was changed after BioWare looked at the media reception to romances in the original game, as reported by The Gamer. Since Mass Effect 2’s release 11 years ago, fans have wondered why Jack was could only …
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343 Industries continues to expand on Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and now the latest substantial update has been announced and detailed. Season 5 begins on January 27, and it sounds like yet another massive update for the compilation package of classic Halo games. The season will introduce a whopping …
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Many songs from video games enter our minds and linger long after the credits have rolled. Whenever someone mentions the Lost Woods in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, I don’t think about the puzzling labyrinth inside; I think about the melodic jingle that loops over and over again …
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Hitman 3 is finally out, and the stealth-action game is off to a strong start. Developer IO Interactive announced that Hitman 3 came out hot out of the gate, quickly becoming the “biggest digital launch” across the entire franchise dating back years. IO did not share any specific sales numbers …
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Phoenotopia: Awakening–previously a Switch exclusive–is now available on PC via Steam. This action-adventure puzzle platformer is a full-blown remake of 2014’s Phoenotopia, a popular Flash game. In Phoenotopia: Awakening, you play as Gale, a simple villager. When mysterious invaders appear from the sky and abduct all the adults, you suddenly …
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